Kachok

Got to play with some GY Senkos yesterday, while I cannot say they BEAT out my tried and true favorites they did sure catch some bass. Fished them both weightless/weedless and wacky rigged both worked really well. Not only did they get hits but I did not miss one fish, I guess that smallish 5" target fits in their mouth easier then some other soft plastics. Their weight and short stubby nature makes them throw really well weightless too, not many soft plastics I can effectively fish fish on a bait caster without any lead. My fishing partner was throwing everything else in the box and he caught 0 to my 8 bass. In all fairness I did tell him that they were tight lipped and wanted a finesse approach he just don't listen all that well

Latley I have been catching nearly all my bass on soft plastics, white (jerk baits), pumpkin seed, watermelon seed and green w/ red flake have been the best performers. Still no bass on crank baits, or football jigs or crankbaits this fall, not for lack of trying.

I like the eliminator best, it is a truly unique bait in that it swims side to side and upward, this is very handy for slow rolling the surface and for swimming right over the top of submerged weeds with a Carolina rig. One of the very few soft plastics that I can effectively fish weightless on my baitcaster, its short stubby shape just throws really well. Bass blast it like a buzzbait on the surface, and unlike a hard buzzbait I can fish it as slow as I like. All the rage baits I have tied have been effective in their respective category, but the unique aspects of the eliminator separate it from all other soft baits I have tried, bought two more packs today Just wish they made them in more colors.

Lots of people have mentioned the Senkos, are they really THAT good? No tail no action short stubby worm looks like a plastic turd but everyone seems to like them. What is it about the Senkos that make them so effective? Bought a pack today just to see for myself, they did not have any shad colors so I got the watermelon w/flake since that color seems to produce pretty good around here. on my zoom lizards anyway.

I have a new biggest supprise, those silly looking Banjo Minnows, you know the one from the infomercial, a friend talked me into trying them and I have never once in my 32 years seen bass attack anything like that, over and over and over. Only downside is the hook placement makes for the worst hookup ratio of any lure, I missed 10 bass in a row! They really need a stinger hook system!

Went fishing today to try out my new soft plastics, while the larger bass still elude me I did get to catch alot of fish. Rage tails were fantastic, I love the eliminator it wants to swim upward like an upside down crankbait, it is a perfect match to a carolina rig or fished as a soft topwater when weightless, very unique bait, will be buying more FOR SURE! The monster 10" anaconda accounted for one too, ironically it was a small spotted bass, still have no idea how he thought he would eat that. My friend got alot of hits on the spacemonkey but for some reason he could never set the hook on one. My "go to" zoom lizards cought their fair share but the brem were aggressive today and kept tearing the legs off of them. The star of the show today was a shocker, you would never believe it but the Banjo Minnow got hit like crazy! The first five casts it was hit five times, on the 7th cast it got hit 5 more times before reeled it in! But the funky hook placement made for the worst hookup ratio I have ever seen on any lure, would probably be better on larger bass then those 10-15" ones I was playing with. Want to figure out a stinger hook setup to improve my ratios with that because it does get a BUNCH of hits. Had a funny incodent today while playing with a weightless BassPro claw, a 10" bass wanted it so bad that he held on to it so hard I landed him without hooking him! They must REALLY like the way those taste LOL No kidding the point of the hook never came through the plastic.

For heavily fished waters I like trying something that they have not seen before, weightless lizards, wacky worms and soft jerkbaits are great, If all else fails a live bluegill SLOW jigged on bottom is dang near failproof.

I thought about trying the Rage lizard, but in their video I did not see any difference in the action of theirs and the zoom lizards I get for half the price, If I like my Elimanator, Anaconda, Lobster, Frog and Spacemonkey more then my other soft plastics I will give them a try too I guess.

Weightless. Slowly drag them around the weeds and let them sink all slow and seductive like I have fished them every way you can imagine and still caught bass, but weightless is their strong suit. BTW pumpkin seed/chartreuse and Watermelon are my favorites.

50lbs power pro and a heavy action ugly stick, works like a charm on any bass, heck I catch my bull redfish and blacktip sharks on that rig too.

I think everyone would agree that what works at some level depends on what the fish are accustomed to. Remember when the slugo was huge? No action at all, but that was something different that the bass had not seen before, so it caught fish, now the opposite end of the spectrum, a soft plastic that throws more vibration then a buzz bait, it will catch fish too, until fish get weary of of crawfish waving their claws 100 times a second and throwing wakes larger then some motor boats. Hardbaits too, remember when the rattle trap hit the scene? Lots of noise, fash came from all over the lake to see what was making all that ruckus, now many fishermen opt for rattleless balsa/ceder baits for a finesse approach, seems that in high pressure areas bass really do get smart to our tricks. On my local pond I used to catch bass on spinnerbaits all day until everyone started throwing them, now I have to use something different just to get a hit.

Surprise: jigging live (oversize) bluegull. 30" and 31" bass in two days!! Disappointment: All crankbaits, have yet to land a largemouth bass on one, though I have caught stripers and saltwater trout on them.

Do you fish them weightless or Carolina rig? I like that snake like side to side action, I have seen several bass blow up on small snakes, one small bass even tried over and over to eat a 2 foot long water snake and chased it from the middle of the lake all the way to shore, he must have hit him a dozen times LOL

I have only cought one bass on a live crawler, and it was pretty darn small. Now crickets and live brem is another story.

Just got back from basspro I bought a pack of space monkies (big tex) craws/toads (black and blue) watermelon colored eliminator and the 10" anaconda in green pumpkinseed. They look worth a try, I hope to beak them in Tuesday. There are several big bass in the local pond, but they are smart as hell (lots of fishing pressure) and I have only been able to catch a couple on live brem any artificial that can snag one is Grade A in my book.